Michael Fᴀssbender’s Critically Panned Video Game Movie Tops Streaming Charts Ahead Of New Game Release

Michael Fᴀssbender‘s critically panned video game movie has topped streaming charts ahead of the popular franchise’s upcoming new game release. Video game adaptations have grown more popular as the 2020s have progressed, with recent box office successes like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 reflecting their pop culture domination. Many highly-anticipated video game adaptations are now in development, including the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4, The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, and A Minecraft Movie.

TV is no stranger to adaptations either, with The Last of Us season 2 and a Devil May Cry animated series both arriving in April. Streaming has become a popular location for stories inspired by video games. This includes Netflix’s critically acclaimed Arcane, based on characters from League of Legends, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, an anime set in the same world as Cyberpunk 2077. However, video game adaptations with positive critical reception are quite new, with films like 2020’s Monster Hunter and 2005’s Doom all being panned. However, that hasn’t stopped one of these movies from getting renewed life on streaming.

Fᴀssbender’s ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed Movie Has Become A Top Streaming Hit

Its Success Comes 2 Weeks Before A New Game Gets Released

Now, Fᴀssbender’s 2016 movie adaptation of ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed has become a streaming hit, just weeks before the series’ next game arrives. The film sees its lead actor use technology to unlock his genetic memory, traveling back to the 15th century to relive his ancestor’s memories to fight against the Templar Order. ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed reviews were mostly negative, the movie scoring a 19% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The game series is still going strong, though, with a new entry, ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed Shadows, set for release on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Now, FlixPatrol has confirmed ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed is Number 1 on Max’s Top 10 movies for March 6, 2025. The video game adaptation dethroned The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which now sits at Number 3, just below the adaptation and the Oscar-winning animated film Flow. Other top movies Fᴀssbender’s film has surpᴀssed on the platform include Elevation, End of Watch, Morbius, Men in Black, Why Him?, White Chicks, and the lowest film on the Top 10, Men in Black II.

What ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed’s Streaming Success Says About The Movie

Its Popularity Coincides With The Franchise’s Return


Michael Fᴀssbender as Cal looking intrigued against ᴀssᴀssin's Creed poster background
Custom Image by Grant Hermanns

Given that ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed Shadows comes out exactly two weeks from March 6, it’s perfect timing for Fᴀssbender‘s adaptation to find renewed interest on streaming. The film’s bolstered success may come from both the franchise’s upcoming continuation and the number of successful video game movies that have come out in recent years. Even if the ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed film isn’t one of the better entries, it’s still drummed up plenty of interest, dethroning a 2024 film in the process.

ᴀssᴀssin’s Creed was supposed to be the first movie in a series, which was ultimately scrapped after Disney bought 20th Century Fox in 2019.

Source: FlixPatrol

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